diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index 74b5e05..4931613 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -1,38 +1,3 @@
 .App {
   text-align: center;
 }
-
-.App-logo {
-  height: 40vmin;
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
-  .App-logo {
-    animation: App-logo-spin infinite 20s linear;
-  }
-}
-
-.App-header {
-  background-color: #282c34;
-  min-height: 100vh;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  font-size: calc(10px + 2vmin);
-  color: white;
-}
-
-.App-link {
-  color: #61dafb;
-}
-
-@keyframes App-logo-spin {
-  from {
-    transform: rotate(0deg);
-  }
-  to {
-    transform: rotate(360deg);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 00130b8..1e9a806 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ function App() {
         <Routes>
           <Route path="/" element={<LandingPage />} />
           <Route path="/landing" element={<LandingPage />} />
-          <Route path="/landing/:links" element={<LandingPage />} />
-          <Route path="/home" element={<HomeView />} />
-          <Route path="/home/:location/:content" element={<HomeView />} />
+          <Route path="/landing/:location" element={<LandingPage />} />
+          <Route path="/landing/:location/:content" element={<LandingPage />} />
+          <Route path="/home" element={<LandingPage />} />
+          <Route path="/home/:location/:content" element={<LandingPage />} />
         </Routes>
       </Router>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/HomeView.css b/src/components/HomeView.css
index 0bb4ec5..b4a3f52 100644
--- a/src/components/HomeView.css
+++ b/src/components/HomeView.css
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .HomeView {
+  position: absolute;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   justify-content: center;
diff --git a/src/components/LandingPage.css b/src/components/LandingPage.css
index c462fa0..00f13c7 100644
--- a/src/components/LandingPage.css
+++ b/src/components/LandingPage.css
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
   box-sizing: border-box;
   height: 100vh;
   width: 100vw;
-  background-image: url("/src/img/pixelBGWide.png");
-  background-position: center;
-  background-size: cover;
   /* font-family: "VT323", monospace; */
   font-family: "munro";
   font-weight: 400;
@@ -36,8 +33,11 @@
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   box-sizing: border-box;
+  margin-bottom: 0%;
   width: 100%;
-  margin-bottom: 50px;
+  background-image: url("/src/img/pixelBGWide.png");
+  background-origin: content-box;
+  background-size: auto 100vh;
 }
 
 .LandingPage .link-container {
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
   box-sizing: border-box;
   /* margin-top: 80px; */
   width: 100%;
+  background-image: url("/src/img/pixelBGWide.png");
+  background-origin: content-box;
+  background-size: auto 100vh;
+  background-position: 0% -100%;
 }
 
 .LandingPage .lp-link h1,
diff --git a/src/components/LandingPage.tsx b/src/components/LandingPage.tsx
index 14b8fe3..6bd25fd 100644
--- a/src/components/LandingPage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LandingPage.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useLocation, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import "./LandingPage.css";
 import LandingPageLink from "./LandingPageLink";
-import { animated } from "react-spring";
+import { animated, useTransition } from "react-spring";
+import HomeView from "./HomeView";
 
 const LandingPage = () => {
   // - - - - - STATES / FUNCTIONALITY - - - - -
@@ -15,19 +16,48 @@ const LandingPage = () => {
   const [link2Path, setLink2Path] = useState<string>("");
   const currentPath = useLocation().pathname;
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  // const transitionUp = useTransition(isActivePage, {
-  //   initial: {},
-  //   // from: { opacity: 1, transform: "translate(0,0)" },
-  //   // leave: { opacity: 1, transform: "translate(0,100%)" },
-  // });
+  const transDuration = 200;
+  const transitionUp = useTransition(isActivePage, {
+    initial: {
+      opacity: 1,
+      marginBottom: "0%",
+      config: { duration: transDuration },
+    },
+    from: {
+      opacity: 1,
+      marginBottom: "0%",
+      config: { duration: transDuration },
+    },
+    leave: {
+      opacity: 0.5,
+      marginBottom: "100%",
+      config: { duration: transDuration },
+    },
+  });
+  const transitionDown = useTransition(isActivePage, {
+    initial: {
+      opacity: 1,
+      marginTop: "0%",
+      config: { duration: transDuration },
+    },
+    from: { opacity: 1, marginTop: "0%", config: { duration: transDuration } },
+    leave: {
+      opacity: 0.5,
+      marginTop: "100%",
+      config: { duration: transDuration },
+    },
+  });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (firstRender) {
       setFirstRender(false);
-    } else {
+    } else if (
+      currentPath.endsWith("/gamedev") ||
+      currentPath.endsWith("/webdev")
+    ) {
       setIsActivePage(false);
     }
-  }, []);
+  }, [currentPath]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (currentPath === "/") {
@@ -41,45 +71,59 @@ const LandingPage = () => {
     } else if (currentPath === "/landing/portfolio") {
       setCurrentDisplay("Portfolio");
       setLink1Text("Web Dev");
-      setLink1Path("/home/portfolio/webdev");
+      setLink1Path("/landing/portfolio/webdev");
       setLink2Text("Game Dev");
-      setLink2Path("/home/portfolio/gamedev");
+      setLink2Path("/landing/portfolio/gamedev");
     } else if (currentPath === "/landing/blog") {
       setCurrentDisplay("Blog");
       setLink1Text("Web Dev");
-      setLink1Path("/home/blog/webdev");
+      setLink1Path("/landing/blog/webdev");
       setLink2Text("Game Dev");
-      setLink2Path("/home/blog/gamedev");
+      setLink2Path("/landing/blog/gamedev");
+    } else if (currentPath === "/home/:location/:content") {
+      console.log("made it here");
     }
   }, [currentPath]);
 
   return (
     <div className="LandingPage">
-      <animated.div className={"header-container"}>
-        <LandingPageLink
-          currentDisplay={currentDisplay}
-          linkText={currentDisplay}
-          pathName={"/"}
-          className={"lp-link"}
-          isH1={true}
-        />
-      </animated.div>
-      <animated.div className="link-container">
-        <LandingPageLink
-          currentDisplay={currentDisplay}
-          linkText={link1Text}
-          pathName={link1Path}
-          className={"lp-link"}
-          isH1={false}
-        />
-        <LandingPageLink
-          currentDisplay={currentDisplay}
-          linkText={link2Text}
-          pathName={link2Path}
-          className={"lp-link"}
-          isH1={false}
-        />
-      </animated.div>
+      {transitionUp((style, item) =>
+        item ? (
+          <animated.div className={"header-container"} style={style}>
+            <LandingPageLink
+              currentDisplay={currentDisplay}
+              linkText={currentDisplay}
+              pathName={"/"}
+              className={"lp-link"}
+              isH1={true}
+            />
+          </animated.div>
+        ) : (
+          <HomeView />
+        )
+      )}
+      {transitionDown((style, item) =>
+        item ? (
+          <animated.div className="link-container" style={style}>
+            <LandingPageLink
+              currentDisplay={currentDisplay}
+              linkText={link1Text}
+              pathName={link1Path}
+              className={"lp-link"}
+              isH1={false}
+            />
+            <LandingPageLink
+              currentDisplay={currentDisplay}
+              linkText={link2Text}
+              pathName={link2Path}
+              className={"lp-link"}
+              isH1={false}
+            />
+          </animated.div>
+        ) : (
+          ""
+        )
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/img/pixelBGWide.png b/src/img/pixelBGWide.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 2be9887..0000000
Binary files a/src/img/pixelBGWide.png and /dev/null differ